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Cohen, Ian |
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A Study on Obesity and its Relationship to Socioeconomic Background and Current Earnings The Park Place Economist 15,1 (2007): 28-41. Also: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/parkplace/vol15/iss1/11 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Digital Commons@ Illinois Wesleyan University (DC@IWU) Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Earnings; Income; Obesity; Regions; Socioeconomic Background; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Undergraduate Research Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. With larger meal portions and fewer natural food production methods, many suggest that people find it difficult to maintain a healthy diet. Nevertheless, certain individuals have been able to maintain a high-quality nutritional status and avoid this unhealthy condition. What are the reasons for these differences between individuals in weight outcomes? Moreover, how does this unhealthy weight outcome affect an individual's current economic situation? In this study, I will examine the effects of socioeconomic background on obesity and test whether an individual's weight has an impact on their present salary or wage levels. |
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Cohen, Ian. "A Study on Obesity and its Relationship to Socioeconomic Background and Current Earnings." The Park Place Economist 15,1 (2007): 28-41.
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Hancock, Elizabeth |
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Assessing Happiness: How Economic Factors Measure Up The Park Place Economist 21,1 (2013): 43-57. Also: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1387&context=parkplace Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Digital Commons@ Illinois Wesleyan University (DC@IWU) Keyword(s): Happiness (see Positive Affect/Optimism); Income; Labor Force Participation Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study will assess the relationship between happiness and economic factors. The project will have a microeconomic framework and focus on individual well being. Specifically, it questions if one’s standard of living has a meaningful impact on their happiness level given the scarcity of time. The study will also explore the possible non-pecuniary factors that are important in relation to happiness. It is expected that non-pecuniary factors will have significant effect on happiness levels along with economic factors. |
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Hancock, Elizabeth. "Assessing Happiness: How Economic Factors Measure Up." The Park Place Economist 21,1 (2013): 43-57.
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Leonard, Max |
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Income Mobility in the United States Park Place Economist 24,1 (2016): 62-68. Also: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/parkplace/vol24/iss1/15/ Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97 Publisher: Digital Commons@ Illinois Wesleyan University (DC@IWU) Keyword(s): Income; Mobility, Economic; Socioeconomic Background; Undergraduate Research Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study makes use of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) in order to examine the relationship between the standard of living one experiences as a youth and their income as an adult. Human capital theory, as well as previous empirical research in economics suggests that as standard of living as a youth increases, future income as an adult should increase as well. The 1979 cohort as well as the 1997 cohort of the NLSY were studied in order to provide insight into how the relationship in question has changed over time. I hypothesize that as standard of living as a youth increases, so too will income as an adult. Furthermore I hypothesize that the level of income mobility will be greater for the 1979 cohort than the 1997 cohort. |
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Leonard, Max. "Income Mobility in the United States." Park Place Economist 24,1 (2016): 62-68.
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Mallubhotla, Deepak |
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An Analysis of the Relationship Between Employment and Crime The Park Place Economist, 21, 1 (2013): 93-100 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Digital Commons@ Illinois Wesleyan University (DC@IWU) Keyword(s): Crime; Employment; Income Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. NLSY97 data was examined to see whether employment variables predict crime, with employment represented by both income and the number of weeks worked. Theory predicts that there are lagged effects of employment on crime, which is why both lagged and unlagged cases are examined. In order to validate the assumption that changes in employment cause changes in crime, rather than the other way around, the impact of lagged crime on employment variables is also tested. Employment is found to have a significant effect on crime, although the theory fails to explain the lagged effects of employment measures. |
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Mallubhotla, Deepak. "An Analysis of the Relationship Between Employment and Crime." The Park Place Economist, 21, 1 (2013): 93-100.
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Spear, Nicole K. |
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Adopted Children's Outcomes as Young Adults in Regards to Educational Attainment and Income The Park Place Economist 17,1, Article 16 (2009):68-75. Also: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/parkplace/vol17/iss1/16/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Digital Commons@ Illinois Wesleyan University (DC@IWU) Keyword(s): Adoption; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Family Size; I.Q.; Income; Intelligence; Mothers, Education; Poverty; Undergraduate Research Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. My study examines the outcomes of young-adults who were adopted versus those who were not. By measuring educational attainment and income, I believe that this is a better study as it measures an application of intelligence. It looks at the true circumstances of the young adult's life, especially since society tends to evaluate people not on their IQ but instead considers their educational attainment and income. My study will be similar to one conducted by Andres Bjorklund and Katarina Richardson (2000), except I use data from the United States rather than Sweden. |
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Spear, Nicole K. "Adopted Children's Outcomes as Young Adults in Regards to Educational Attainment and Income ." The Park Place Economist 17,1, Article 16 (2009):68-75.
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